A display apparatus having a heat dissipating structure for a driver
integrated circuit is provided. The display apparatus may be a plasma
display apparatus including a chassis base, a plasma display panel (PDP)
adjacent to a first side of the chassis base, and a driving circuit board
attached on a second side of the chassis base, the second side being
opposite to the first side where the PDP is attached. The plasma display
apparatus also includes a driver integrated circuit (IC) electrically
connected to electrodes of the PDP and the driving circuit board at a
position therebetween, the driver IC selectively providing a voltage to
the electrodes of the PDP in accordance with signals controlled by the
driving circuit board. The plasma display apparatus also has a heat
dissipation unit positioned at the edge of the PDP wherein the heat
dissipation unit dissipates heat from the driver IC.